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How Biology and Culture Shape Our Social Roles
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Overview
In this segment, Alice Eagly discusses how biology and culture shape our social roles based on gender.

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Pre-Test



1How have girls traditionally been socialized for their adult roles as mothers and caretakers?


2How have boys been socialized for their roles as breadwinners?


3Should these roles change? Are they changing?

Post-Test



4Our roles are a major influence on our behavior because we need to accommodate to our lives; we need to learn to do our jobs.
A)True
B)False


5In modern society, the average woman devotes less time to domestic chores than she used to.
A)True
B)False


6We are prepared through socialization for our gender roles.
A)True
B)False


7Boys aren't given as much experience to prepare for their adult male roles as girls are.
A)True
B)False





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